Purse classifier



June 1, 1965 s. a. YERG 3, 3

PURSE CLASS IFIER Filed Sept. 11, 1963 2 SheetswSheet 1 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY June 1, 1965 s. B. YERG 3,135,463

PURSE CLASSIFIER Filed Sept. 11, 1963 r 2 Sheets-Sheet. 2

INVENTOR Grey 8.

Yer

ATTO NEY United States Patent 3,186,463 PURSE CLASSIFEER Grey B. Yerg, 474 22nd St. SE, Vero Beach, Fla. Filed Sept. 11, 1963, Ser. No. 308,220 3 Claims. (ill. 150-34) This invention relates to ladys classifiers, and to classifiers for purses.

Ladys purses have heretofore had various pockets therein for limited classification of articles, and various containers have been provided to hold certain items separately in ladys purses. The device of this invention isto provide a classifier for ladys purses which will hold many items in their proper place and be easily accessible; and, to provide a ladys purse composed of sectionized compartments.

An object of this invention is to provide a ladys purse classifier.

Another object of this invention is to provide a rotatable member in a housing, with dividers to provide compartments in conjunction with the housing.

Another object of this invention is to provide a ladys purse classifier with increased rigidity and strength employing a minimum number of parts.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of the class described which will be simple and economical in construction, and efficient and durable in use.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages of this invention will be more apparent from the following specification, taken in conjunction with the drawings, forming a part thereof, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a face elevation view of one embodiment of this invention, portions removed and portions in section to show details of construction;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the rotatable members of this invention as mounted for rotation;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the device of FIG. 1 taken along line 3-3 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the device of FIG. 2 with the pivot support members removed; and,

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the rotatable members of the device of FIGS. 1 and 3.

Referring to the drawings, wherein like members are given the same reference numeral, a body member 1 preferably of any suitable rigid material, such as thermosetting plastic, has annular or cylindrical recess therein and an opening communicating between the cylindrical recess and the outside of the body member 1. The exterior design and configuration of the body member 1 may be in any form, such as rectangular, octangular, circular, or as desired. A pair of parallel spaced side members 2, also preferably of thermosetting plastic, are positioned at each end of said cylindrical recess portion of the body member 1 and secured thereto in any suitable manner, such as plastic welding. Concentric apertures 3 are provided in said side members 2 and adapted to receive a shift or axle 4.

The opening in the body member 1, may be pro vided with a closure, if desired. A suitable closure means is illustrated in FIG. 3 as a pair of door members 5 hinged with hinge members 6 and having cooperating latch means 7 to hold the door members 5 together.

A diametric plane member 10 having a length approximate that of the diameter of the cylindrical recess of the body member 1, and width slightly less than the length of the cylindrical recess, is secured to the shaft 4; and, preferably is cast integral therewith, as all parts are preferably thermosetting resin. Positioned on one side of the diametric member 10 are a plurality of parildfifid Fatented .lune l, 1965 allel plane members 11, semi-circular in design as to fit with close tolerance in the cylindrical portion of the body 1 and be rotatable therein. These members 11 are positioned perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the pivot shaft 4. Positioned on the opposite side of said diametric member 10 are a plurality of space parallel plane members 12 of different lengths. One of these second mentioned, plane members 12 which is spaced along the longitudinal axis of the pivot 4, has a length or height substantially equivalent to the radius of the cylindrical recess in the housing 1 and those members 12 spaced outwardly along the diametric member 10 has a length or height such as to be freely rotatable within the cylindrical opening but yet be in close tolerance with the side walls of such cylindrical recess.

Internal compartments to fit certain standard items may be provided, as illustrated at 14, such as pill boxes, match boxes and the things of similar nature that are usually carried in a purse. A cord plane 15 may be positioned across the radial plane dividers 11 to provide an additional classification compartment as well as additional strength to the rotatable members.

In fabrication and construction, the rotatable members comprising the shaft 4, which may be a spindle on each end of the diametric member 10, and the spaced dividers 11 and 12, may be cast integral as one member. The housing with the cylindrical recess may be conveniently provided by the spaced side members 2, illustrated as circular, and a strip, less than the perimeter of side members 2, secured thereto to provide the annular or cylindrical recess which receives the rotatable elements. One of these side members 2 and the body portion 1 may be conveniently cast or molded as a single unit.

In assembly, the device is quite simple employing any means of fabrication of parts. The rotatable members have the shaft or spindle 4 placed in one of the apertures 3 leaving the final side member 2 to be positioned with the aperture 3 receiving the spindle or shaft 4, and securing this latter side member 2 to the housing.

The above described device may be carried as clutch purse or may be suitable equipped, with straps or handles, or material such as cloth and leather with suitable removable fastening means.

The invention has been described in detail, but it is understood that it is not so limited, as many modifications can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. As examples, the cylindrical recess in the housing may be of other designs such as semicircular, as long as a cross-section thereof defines a circle and the rotating member has the complementary shape to closely fit the recess and maintain rotatability.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is:

1. A purse classifier comprising a housing, a cylindrical recess in said housing, an aperture through said housing and connecting with said recess, a rotatable unit pivotally mounted in said recess, and comprising a rotatable shaft positioned concentric with said recess, a diametric plane member secured to said shaft, a plurality of spaced parallel plane members secured to one side of said diametric plane member and perpendicular to the rotational axis of said rotatable unit, and a second set of parallel spaced plane members secured to the other side of said diametric plane member and perpendicular to said first set of parallel plane members, and said plane members being of a length and heighth and design as to rotate in said recess in close proximity to the walls thereof.

2. A purse classifier comprising a housing, a cylindrical recess in said housing, a pair of spaced side members closing the ends of said recess, a shaft rotatably mounted in said side members, an aperture through said housing and connecting with said recess, a rotatable unit secured to said shaft to rotate in said recess, a diametric plane member secured to said shaft, a plurality of spaced parallel semicircular plane members secured to one side of said diametric plane member perpendicular to the rotational axis of said rotatable unit, and a second set of parallel spaced plane members secured to the other side of said diametric plane member and perpendicular to said first set of parallel plane members and rectangular in shape, and said plane members being of a length and heighth and design as to rotate in said recess in close proximity to the walls thereof.

3. A purse classifier comprising a housing, a cylindrical recess in said housing, a pair of spaced side members closing the ends of said recess, a shaft rotatably mounted in said side members, an aperture through said housing and connecting with said recess, a rotatable unit secured to said shaft to rotate in said recess, a diametric plane member secured to said shaft, a plurality of spaced parallel semicircular plane members secured to one side of said diametric plane member perpendicular to the rotational axis of said rotatable unit, and a second set of parallel spaced plane members secured to the other side of said diametric plane member and perpendicular to said first set of parallel plane members and rectangular in shape, a cord member positioned across said semicircular plane member, and said plane members being of a length and heighth and design as to rotate in said recess in close proximity to the walls thereof.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS FRANKLIN T. GARRETT, Primary Examiner. 

1. A PURSE CLASSIFIER COMPRISING A HOUSING A CYLINDRICAL RECESS IN SAID HOUSING, AN APERTURE THROUGH SAID HOUSING AND CONNECTING WITH SAID RECESS, A ROTATABLE UNIT PIVOTALLY MOUNTED IN SAID RECESS, AND COMPRISING A ROTATABLE SHAFT POSITIONED CONCENTRIC WITH SAID RECESS, A DIAMETRIC PLANE MEMBER SECURED TO SAID SHAFT, A PLURALITY OF SPACED PARALLEL PLANE MEMBERS SECURED TO ONE SIDE OF SAID DIAMETRIC PLANE MEMBER AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE ROTATIONAL AXIS OF SAID ROTATABLE UNIT, AND A SECOND SET OF PARALLEL SPACED PLANE MEMBERS SECURED TO THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID DIAMETRIC PLANE MEMBER AND PERPENDICULAR TO SAID FIRST SET OF PARALLEL PLANE MEMBERS, AND SAID PLANE MEMBERS BEING OF A LENGTH AND HEIGHT AND DESIGN AS TO ROTATE IN SAID RECESS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE WALLS THEREOF. 